You absolutely have a point there. River was indeed a slightly different character in the movie than she was in the series. I always reckoned it was because Serenity was set some time after the end of the series which would allow her to settle in somewhat and get more comfy around the crew and what they do. But I could be wrong.

HAHA ALL THE AWARDS FOR MAL. \o/ I adore Nathan Filion for how he portrays these characters. He makes them so charming and likeable even though you're like 'Dude, this guy's an ass WHY THE FUCK DO I LIKE HIM?'. XD

Man, Wash and Zoe are the best EVER. If all on-screen het relationships were like that I would have a lot more fun with some TV shows. <3 Plus, Gina Torres is the biggest BAMF no matter in which series she shows up.

So, basically: ALL THE LOVE.